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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • brookervalentinoshawninc@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: don gilo <family_dongilo001@yahoo.it>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 06:27:39 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: SINCERITY.

Dear VICTIMNAME,
Thanks very much for your response.
Subject to the issue,Trust I can assure my whole life on it.
The condition came to me very sudden and for me to protect my pforfile and my siblings, i have to invite the next party.
Really i lack no funds at all, but for the fact that my profession(POLITICAL MOGUL) is something i have been commited to, it will be odd get that with the Governments money which i have every access to( I HAVE THE POWER TO USE THE GOVERNMENT MONEY,MY CONSCIENCE IS CLEAR BUT IT IS ILLEGAL..!)
So i decided to make use of the public contact...i really will appreciate it if you can help me get the vault out in your name...that as being my trustee, its something that will never involve security personnels at all and i believe you are a man of integrity..(hopefully)
well am a bussy man, so i will direct you to my lawyer, he will continue with you...ok???
Please mail him Lawyers name
Broker Valentino Maurice S.
Lawyers Email: brookervalentinoshawninc@yahoo.co.uk


Subject from me...ok?

thanks very much for the mutual assiatnce you about to render, i sincerly appreciate it .
Regards.
Don Macavelli Gilo Jnr.

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